Svislach District
Svislach District
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| Coordinates: 53°02′N 24°06′E / 53.033°N 24.100°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Svislach |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,449.53 km2 (559.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,161 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Svislach District or Svislač District[2] (Belarusian: Свіслацкі раён; Russian: Свислочский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Svislach.[1]
Notable residents[edit]
- Vincent Hadleŭski (1888, village of Porozowo (now Šuryčy) – 1942), Belarusian Catholic priest, publicist and politician, victim of the Nazi repressions[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ Яны былі першыя. Вінцэнт Гадлеўскі(They were the first. Vincent Hadleŭski (in Belarusian)
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